Grain-separator.



' @MFBNTBDDBCAHA1907. F. P. WELLS.

GRAIN SBPARATOR, APPLIUATIOITIED DBLVR, 3.9%@-

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Y`FRANCIS F. WELLS, OF ELKTON, OREGON.

GRAIN-SEPARATOR.

i' To. all whom it may concern.; 4

Be it known that l, FRANCIS F. VVnLLs, a`

citizen ol the United States, residing Elkton, in the county of Douglas and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful improvements' in Grain-Separators,

of which Athe following is a specilication. 4MyA invention relateslto improvements in grain separator-s, and refers to a device ot lo this character acting in conjunction with a threshing machine. f

The object of my invention is to provide a grain` separator which.' will have a greater y separating canacity trianthe ones ordinarily i5 in use, and .which will also thoroughly clean' the grain ready lfor market. j

Other objects of the invention are to provide means which will separate the small` seeds from the grain before it leaves the machine, and also to provide 'independent fans for the riddles so that they may he adjusted to diilierent conditions olf grain, either light or heavy. 4

With these objects in view my invention consists of a grain se'para'tor comprisingr a straw carrier slanting backward from the threshing cylinder, a similar carrier 'leading from the end olf the first carrier, an agitator over said second carrier, said carriers of a mesh to allow the grain to fall through, a continuous shoe beneath the straw carriers and extending the l'ull length of the machine," a plurality ol riddles in said shoe, independent fans for each of said riddles, a tailings conveyer at the rear oi the machine and an elevator for returning the tailings to the threshing cylinder, means for separating the fsmall seeds vfrom the grain, and a grain con veyer in communication with the riddles. 4G My invention lurther consists in certain other novel features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure l, is a longitudinal sectional view of a complete machine constructed in accord ance with and embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is an enlarged plan view of the grainl shoe, and riddles. s Referring to the drawings: The letter A., en designateU Vthe trame 'or casing of the inachine which is mounted in the usual manner upon wheels B. it the front end of the machine, a feeding table C, is provided below which is mounted' an ordinary threshing cylinder D, beneath which is the concave E,

of the usual construction. Below the con- Specification of Letters Patent. i'

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latented Ecc. 17 1907.'

Application filed December 29.1905 .Serial No. 293.8{l4f i I .cave and sloping yupward and backward therefrom, is the straw carrier l?, andbeu he 'inanhine'. Beaters la, and L, are located intermediate the length straw constantly infniotion. These carriers may be made of wire and slats or similar will fall through.

plete separation of the grain from the straw, and the grain falls :through the straw carriers onto the shoe or grain bottom M. This and is provided near the iront and rear ends with the riddles N, and h, respectively. The intermediate portion O, between the riddles, is of corrugated sheet metal and serves to convey the surplus from the iist riddle N, and all grain separated from the straw in rear of the 'first riddle, onto the second riddle N", and all coarse and unthreshed grain passes oli the second riddle through the tail rake P, into the tailings conveyor @,'and into the return Aelevator R, and trough S, back to the cylinder to be re-threshed. The grain falling through the first riddle N, falls on a de fleeting plate T, which causes the grain to pass over a tine screen U, which serves to remove all the line seeds and other impurities. Beneath the shoe, a compartment V, is provided having the inclined bottoni V', and at the lowest point in the hottoin is located the grain-auger or conveyer W', so that all the' cleaned grain from both riddles is taken out at the same place. Located in a oompartnient X, at the front ond of the machine,

riddle, and in the compartment V, another fan Z, is located. which is adapted to fan the second riddle.. lllieseans act indej'iendently oi: each other and can be adjusted to diilerent conditions `grain, either light or heavy and as moet of the zgrain (about 90 4%) is taken out on the lirst riddle, there is but little for the second riddle todo, and it impossible for any grain to blow over.

The direction of rotation of the diterent neatlithe upper end ,of this carrier, a similar o'fvthe straw carriers and" erve to keepf'theis a fan Y, which is adapted tofan the lstv ,which lcarries the'straw materials having a mesh so that the grain The operation described, provides a coinshoe extends the full length of the machine lll/5 v this class and need not be further described.

lgratings to form rlddles,

Fromthis description taken in connection with the drawings, it will be obvious that I provide a device which accomplishes all the objects set forth andwhich is practical and.

elicientin every particular.

I'claim: The combination with a grain separator, of a continuous shoe extending the full length of the machine having an upwardly inclined forward end anda tail rake formed at the rear end thereof, gratings formed in the shoe' near its ends, reci rocati screens over the lile central portion of the shoe between the riddles having corruarrows, and the va-4 beneath. the

gations formed therein, an angular deflecting plate depending from the shoe. beneath one of the riddles, a-cbmpartment beneath the shoe'l having inclined bottom walls and a. groove-Way formed in the lowest portion of the bottom, a grain auger located therein, independent fans, to the riddles, one of the fans being located in the compartment between the two riddles, and the other-fan being located in the front end of the machine u turned end of the shoe, and a fine-mesh seed) screen located in the inclined bottoml of the com artment so as to receive material-from the electing late. In testimony whereof I aflx in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS F. WELLS.

Witnesses.

NELs RYDELL, W. H. STARK.

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